The Weary Season By Vicki Hinze We have the seasons—Summer, Winter, Fall and Spring—but we have other kinds of seasons, too. Ones that are joyful and ones that sorrowful. Ones that try our souls (and sanity) and ones that send our souls soaring. Still, we...

SHOPPING? HANG ONTO YOUR WALLET AND DON’T BREAK THE BANK! By Vicki Hinze We’re going to shop and spend this season. We do every season. Unfortunately, we often overspend and, when the bills come in, we suffer a serious case of holiday blues, or buyer’s...

Cash-Strapped Solutions for Holiday Gift Buying By Vicki Hinze It’s the holidays and that means along with the traditions, it’s gift-buying time. Family and friends and co-workers and clients; teachers and church leaders, the postman and hairdresser, and all...

Trust Your Instincts By Vicki Hinze You’re walking out of a store with an armful of packages. You sense someone following you to your car. An internal alarm warns you of this. You glance around and don’t notice anyone suspicious, anyone that strikes you as...

Social N Network being added to the library here… The Benefits of the Graceful Exit By Vicki Hinze There is an art to life and to business. We don’t always think of either in those terms, but we should. When we remember or discover the art to life and business...

WHY WE CAN’T AFFORD TO MISTAKE KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS ANYMORE By Vicki Hinze We’re weary of people who do not say what they mean and mean what they say. We want truth and honesty. We don’t want belligerence. We don’t want rude. And we don’t want weak people...